Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson take to Twitter to address recent tabloid reports

Two members of One Direction have spoken publicly following recent rumours that the group are to split.

The Sun reported over the weekend that the boy band will disband this March after holding crunch talks in London earlier in the month.

The report claimed that the four members of the boy band – Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan – had mutually agreed to an extended hiatus to focus on solo projects.

A source reportedly close to the band told The Sun: “The guys have been together for five years, which is an incredible run for any boyband. They fully deserve to have at least a year to work on their own projects. There is absolutely no bad blood between them and they are all 100 per cent behind the decision.”

Now, singers Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson have clarified that they’re not splitting up completely, but instead taking a break.

Ok so Lots of rumours going round. We are not splitting up, but we will be taking a well earned break at some point next year